JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS ?

There`s a local colloquialism for heavy and persistent rain - it`s called `wazzing.`   And boy is it wazzing today.  It`s also cold and gloomy and it all comes as a bit of a shock after the long, scorchio summer that has now passed us by.

And my mood has not been helped by the events of yesterday.  Firstly and predictably the Saints went to Liverpool and were 3-0 down at half time, thanks to an early own goal of heroic ineptness, a towering header from a Liverpool player who managed to out-jump Saints central defender, 6`6" Jannik Vestergaard and a tap-in by Salah during first half added time.   Saints manager Mark Hughes reckoned that we drew the second half 0-0 to take `a positive` from a disappointing afternoon on Merseyside.   I`m surprised there isn`t an open top bus parade around Southampton this morning to celebrate.

My neighbour must be sick as a parrot, having been over the moon when his beloved Gillingham came from behind to go into a  2-1 lead only to finish up losing 2-4 to table topping Peterborough.  And despite a deficit reducing solo effort from our street`s footy hero Scott ("Buzzin` six-pack") Wagstaff, Wimbledon went down 2-1 away at Accrington, which these days is never an easy place to go to.   And Truro City made the 500-mile round trip to Hereford in an early round of the FA Cup only to draw 0-0 and have to play it all again in an unwanted replay.

In less important issues, the media is full of the Labour Party conference which this week will bore the pants of some of the populace, whilst others will be repelled by some of the `policies` they are about to announce, leaving only the die-hard Corbynistas to enthuse at the prospect of yet another General Election - a classic example of politicians pursuing blind ambition and a lust for power.  Just what we need. 

No wonder I have a feeling of despair this morning, but I hope it`s just one of those days.